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P.M. Deuba's May 7 Visit To Washington
1. "US Not Interested In Using Nepal As Military Base:
Malinowsky"
Article, Kathmandu Post, (5/4): "Addressing a meeting organized by
the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Ambassador Malinowski
clarified: "We do not want any defense base in Nepal, nor do we
want to use it as a springboard to jump against another country...
The U.S. interest in Nepal is to help protect democracy."
Previously a number of opinion pieces in a number of publications
had speculated that the purpose of a military assessment team
visit to Nepal in April was to set the stage for the introduction
of U.S. troops into the country.
2. "Foreign Bogey Or Sincerity"
Editorial, Kathmandu Post, (5/6): "... U.S. Ambassador to Nepal
Michael E. Malinowski was forthright in dispelling these doubts
and fear as he said that America had no interest in having a
defense base or using the Himalayan Kingdom as a springboard
against China."
3. "PM's Visit Symbolic On Many Fronts"
OpEd, Rising Nepal (5/4). Nishchal Nath Pandey writes: "...
American assistance to the Nepalese government in order to fight
the menace of the Maoist insurgency will be invaluable and it is
further hoped that the visit will solidify the definitiveness that
is coming about in Nepal-US ties. ...At the same time, the visit
is an indication that Nepal is not exclusively occupied with the
counter-insurgency operations that are currently underway. We are
a mature democracy and issues of our children, cruxes that are
important for the upliftment of our export industries like carpet
and garment and vital industries such as the tourism industry are
still very much in our minds.
4. "Depressing Exports"
Editorial, Kathmandu Post (5/4). "A peep into the past four
months' data reveal a 52 percent decline in garment exports to the
US, which alone absorbs around 85 percent of the total export...
The issue had been raised by The King and the Prime Minister when
Secretary Powell visited here four months ago... Prime Minister
SIPDIS
Sher Bahadur Deuba during his visit to the US early next week will
no doubt seek the US and British assistance in the anti-terrorist
and developmental aspects. An improved security situation will
attract more tourists. Beside, this would also be the right
opportunity to seek US government's positive response to Nepal's
demand for a free access of its garments to their market..."
MALINOWSKI

Raw content

UNCLAS KATHMANDU 000886
SIPDIS
SEPT FOR INR/R, R/MR, I/RW, I/REC; PA, SA/PD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: OPRC, KMDR, NP, U.S-Nepali Relations
SUBJECT: Media Reaction: Ambassador Clarifies U.S. Goals Prior To
P.M. Deuba's May 7 Visit To Washington
1. "US Not Interested In Using Nepal As Military Base:
Malinowsky"
Article, Kathmandu Post, (5/4): "Addressing a meeting organized by
the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Ambassador Malinowski
clarified: "We do not want any defense base in Nepal, nor do we
want to use it as a springboard to jump against another country...
The U.S. interest in Nepal is to help protect democracy."
Previously a number of opinion pieces in a number of publications
had speculated that the purpose of a military assessment team
visit to Nepal in April was to set the stage for the introduction
of U.S. troops into the country.
2. "Foreign Bogey Or Sincerity"
Editorial, Kathmandu Post, (5/6): "... U.S. Ambassador to Nepal
Michael E. Malinowski was forthright in dispelling these doubts
and fear as he said that America had no interest in having a
defense base or using the Himalayan Kingdom as a springboard
against China."
3. "PM's Visit Symbolic On Many Fronts"
OpEd, Rising Nepal (5/4). Nishchal Nath Pandey writes: "...
American assistance to the Nepalese government in order to fight
the menace of the Maoist insurgency will be invaluable and it is
further hoped that the visit will solidify the definitiveness that
is coming about in Nepal-US ties. ...At the same time, the visit
is an indication that Nepal is not exclusively occupied with the
counter-insurgency operations that are currently underway. We are
a mature democracy and issues of our children, cruxes that are
important for the upliftment of our export industries like carpet
and garment and vital industries such as the tourism industry are
still very much in our minds.
4. "Depressing Exports"
Editorial, Kathmandu Post (5/4). "A peep into the past four
months' data reveal a 52 percent decline in garment exports to the
US, which alone absorbs around 85 percent of the total export...
The issue had been raised by The King and the Prime Minister when
Secretary Powell visited here four months ago... Prime Minister
SIPDIS
Sher Bahadur Deuba during his visit to the US early next week will
no doubt seek the US and British assistance in the anti-terrorist
and developmental aspects. An improved security situation will
attract more tourists. Beside, this would also be the right
opportunity to seek US government's positive response to Nepal's
demand for a free access of its garments to their market..."
MALINOWSKI

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